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U.S. Senator Roger Marshall and five Kansas Sheriffs, including Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan,  will travel to the Southern Border this week  on Thursday According to the Senator's Office, the group will receive briefings, tours, and meetings with border patrol officials, within homeland security and the state of Texas. The trip comes amid the pending expiration ...

4 years ago
As of Tuesday morning there are no longer any states in the country where the average price of gas is under $4 a gallon. According to AAA Kansas, the Sunflower State has the lowest price, rising a couple of cents to $4.00 a gallon. Oklahoma is right behind at $4.01 a gallon. Drivers in California are paying ...

4 years ago
Funding is being sought for a project to paint a modern, Viking mural in the town known as "Little Sweden". Artist Cal McNichols is hosting an online fundraiser to fund a modern, Viking mural in Lindsborg to bring the Swedish heritage of the town to life. The fundraiser is going on right now online via Kickstarter ...

4 years ago
An Abilene tourist organization is one of 11 recipients of  Kansas Tourism Attraction Development Grants. The Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau is receiving $22,000 for its "World’s Largest Belt Buckle" project. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's office, the Attraction Development Grant Program is administered by Kansas Tourism, a division of the Kansas Department of Commerce. ...

4 years ago
Law enforcement agencies across Kansas are preparing to mobilize in the days leading up to Memorial Day Weekend. The Saline County Sheriff's Office says to just make it click. The instant you buckle up before driving or riding in the front seat of a car or truck, you cut your risk of a fatal injury in ...

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David Delker has seen the Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus change in many ways throughout his career. Delker attended the campus as a student, studying electronic engineering technology in the early '70s when it was known as the Kansas Technical Institute — a school formed on an abandoned U.S. Air Force base. Much of the ...

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A baseball bat was the weapon of choice in an aggravated battery case in Salina on Friday. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 6:30 p.m., police were called to a residence in the 600 block of N. Seventh Street for a violent confrontation. A 26-year-old man was injured and had a large open ...

4 years ago
A Salina man was significantly injured in a motorcycle accident Friday night. Leon Hall, 38, was riding his 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle at the intersection of Canterbury and Glenshire in southwest Salina around 8 p.m. when he tried to turn left and wrecked. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Hall suffered significant undisclosed injuries and ...

4 years ago
Salina area public transportation is celebrating National Transportation Week May, which is going on all this week. According to the primary provider of local public transportation OCCK,  theywill be celebrating with three events. On Tuesday OCCK Transportation will be hosting a small meet-and-greet at Eisenhower Park in Abilene from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.  All are welcome to attend ...

4 years ago
Smiles, tears, and hugs were mixed in with the sounds of Pomp and Circumstance over the weekend in the Salina area. Hundreds of seniors from multiple schools walked across the stage and received diplomas. Nearly every senior in Salina and Saline County graduated. On Saturday seniors at Ell-Saline and at Kansas Wesleyan University graduated. Sunday seniors at Salina ...

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It’s Festival season. To build awareness for the Smoky Hill River Festival and celebrate the Artwork Alley Mural Expo ‘22, Salina Arts & Humanities presents Festival Friday, this Friday, May 20th, 5:30 – 7:30 pm in the parking lot at 140 S. 5th Street. The party continues on Saturday, May 21 for the Artwork Alley ...